Theme: NOTEWORTHY. (60. Distinguished ... and what 17-, 27- and 44-Across literally are?: NOTEWORTHY.
17A. Space-saving TV display: FLAT SCREEN.
27A. Deadeye: SHARP SHOOTER.
44A. Cotton, wool or silk: NATURAL FIBER.
Boomer here.
Happy Monday everyone. As you read this, I am probably out on the golf course in 81 degree temperatures. My sister came to town last week and wanted to play miniature Putt Putt golf so we went in 97 degree heat. C.C. bowed out a little early and I do not blame her. I only managed 16 holes and I was toast. But we had a good time.
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| Sherie, Bret, Connie, Boomer & C.C, 7/28/2021 |
Across:
5. Bounce off a wall: CAROM. "It's a POOL table, don't you
understand. Friend, either you are closing your eyes to a situation you
do not wish to acknowledge or you are unaware of the Caliber of disaster
indicated by a pool table in your community." Prof. Harold Hill.
10. __ 'n' roll: ROCK. I am a ROCK, I am an Island. Simon and Garfunkel.
14. Faucet brand: MOEN.
15. Goodnight woman of song: IRENE. She was seen in many dreams.
16. Wrinkle remover: IRON.
19. Property measure: ACRE. Also a bad tooth.
20. Mason of "The Goodbye Girl": MARSHA.
23. Tax form ID: SSN. It's a good thing to have. I paid payments in for many years, now they are paying me back.
24. Do sum work: ADD. "What did you learn in school today, dear little boys of mine?" Ton Paxton.
26. Camp bed: COT. We all had one of these in basic training. I do not remember getting too much sleep on that hard thing.
33. Jokes around: JAPES.
36. Primp: PREEN.
37. 2001 boxing biopic: ALI. I thought his name was Cassius Clay.
38. Eye creepily: OGLE.
39. Does some sous-chef work: CHOPS. C.C. sometimes eats with CHOPS ticks.
40. Word after final or physical: EXAM. I have passed them both, a long time ago.
41. "Roth" investment: IRA. Sorry, talked about this last week.
42. Prohibition agent Ness: ELIOT.
43. Its State Crustacean is lobster: MAINE. They are pretty good, but I do not prefer to pay the price. Minnesota Walleye is just as good. My opinion.
47. Neither's partner: NOR.
48. Old PC monitor: CRT. I think this used to stand for Cathode Ray Tube.
49. Deep __: diving area: END. That's a memory when we went swimming in Shady Oak Lake.
52. Watches kids for cash: BABYSITS. My older sister did this. I earned my money at the golf course caddying.
57. End opposite the pencil point: ERASER. For people who make mistakes doing crosswords.
59. Longtime Hydrox rival: OREO.
62. Seven-foot NBAer Nowitzki: DIRK. I am sure DIRK made more money than I did on the golf course, but I am glad that I am not 7 feet tall.
63. Give the slip to: ELUDE.
64. Extra: MORE.
65. Barely beat: EDGE. They used to sell Oldsmobiles in Hopkins at Town's EDGE Olds.
66. Opera hero, often: TENOR. I was a Bass. My High School Class reunion is coming up in August. I wonder if they will want me to sing. The MTA.
67. On the __ of the moment: impulsively: SPUR.
Down:
2. Gauchos' weapons: BOLAS.
3. Memorize: LEARN. "What did you EARN in school today, dear little boys of mine ??" Tom Paxton again.
4. Tolkien tree creatures: ENTS.
5. Insect that may live for 17 years: CICADA.
6. LAX incoming abbr.: ARR. C.C. and I have not been on a plane for almost two years. We are still a little Covid shy.
7. Atoll barrier: REEF.
8. __ Day VitaCraves: ONE A.
9. Good people, from the Yiddish: MENSCHES. I am thinking the organist at Target Field is a MENSCH. She plays "Hava Nagila" a lot between innings.
10. Venetian market: RIALTO. I think we used to have movie theatres with that name.
11. Killer whale: ORCA.
12. Kerneled veggie: CORN. Our CORN grows as high as an elephants
eye. We drive by a couple of corn fields on the way to grocery stores
and I am really surprised by the field because we have had 90 +
degree weather for the last 6 weeks.
13. Commonly replaced joint: KNEE. I don't know about KNEES, but I know of a few local beer joints that have been replaced.
18. Persian potentates: SHAHS.
22. Donald or Daffy Duck: TOON.
25. TV advice show co-created by Oprah: DR PHIL. I have never taken advice from the TV, sorry.
27. "Savvy?": SEE.
28. DA's burden: PROOF. If it's 80, I think it's Vodka.
29. Type of tank: SEPTIC. I know what this is, I am glad we do not have one. we pay for city water and services.
30. City curbside call: TAXI. We do not need one of these either.
31. Distinctive style: ELAN.
32. "The __ of the Ancient Mariner": RIME.
33. Become a member: JOIN. Once I coached a Little League team
that was sponsored by a local Elks Lodge. I only went there a few
times. They had pull tabs.
34. Taj Mahal city: AGRA.
35. Surveyor's map: PLAT.
39. Benny Goodman's "licorice stick": CLARINET.
40. 12-Down unit: EAR. Pick it and peel it.
42. Greek Cupid: EROS.
43. MGM's first "M": METRO. Goldwyn Mayer.
45. Disconnect, as oxen: UNYOKE.
46. Milwaukee MLBer: BREWER. C.C. and I went to Miller Park
quite a few years ago. Of course it was a Twins game and A.J.
Pierzinski hit a home run. The Brewers won, I don't remember the score.
50. India's first prime minister: NEHRU. He has a collar named after him.
51. Washer's partner: DRYER. We got a new washer last year. Now our dryer is jealous.
52. Foreshadow: BODE.
53. Dry as a bone: ARID. It was awful last Wednesday. Now it seems that the heat is history.
54. Shipping hazard: BERG. I cannot imagine that there are any icebergs in shipping lanes this time of year.
55. Tin-painting art: TOLE.
56. Daze: STUN.
58. Refs raise them to signal a successful field goal: ARMS. Also a Touchdown.
61. Tokyo, formerly: EDO. I took a look at the Olympic golf. I am not too interested in all the sports that I never did and cannot do.
Boomer
Aaaaah! A wonderful, doable Monday CW! The only word I DNK was JAPES; never heard it before. Only W/O was ETA:ARR. Other than that, smooth sailing. It took a bit to realize the theme. Even after completing the CW, I had to think about it. Thanx JS for a fun and clever CW. And thanx, Boomer, for your usual terrific write-up.
ReplyDeleteBTW, don’t the Brewers have the coolest logo? The baseball glove with the ball in it that also looks like an M and a B!
ReplyDeleteFIR, and my ERASER got a long overdue day off. DNK DIRK, RIALTO and TOLE. Didn't get the gimmick.
ReplyDeleteI did remember it was BOLA not BOLO, because I had just made that goof.
CICADAs were huge nuisances in Maryland this year. Not so much in Virginia.
Boomer, I think you got the sequence wrong.
- Washer leaves. DRYER sad, mopes around and doesn't do anything at all.
- New washer arrives. DRYER excited, wants to do a load every day, and maybe two on Saturdays and Sundays. For the first year or so.
Thanks for the fun puzzle, Joe. And thanks to Boomer for another fine review.
Jinx @6:39 AM I was actually disappointed with the cicadas in MD this time around. The noise never reached the constant, SCREAMING intensity of 17 years ago.
DeleteGood morning!
ReplyDeleteJust got the music-related theme a moment ago: FLAT, SHARP, NATURAL notes. But what is a FAST note? We had NESS yesterday, and ELIOT today. Finished in well under five and Wite-Out-free, so life is good. Thanx, Joe and Boomer. (I'll bet you do have FM in that Santa Fe. Sirius XM is satellite radio. Had it, but let it lapse after the so-called free year.)
SSN: Learned last week that my SS Account had been cancelled. Hung up before they could transfer me to an agent. Had another call last week about an AT&T/DirecTV "promotion." I'd get $30 off per month for two years. Sounded good, until I learned that I'd have to pay $100 up-front to get that deal. Scam. Hung up.
MOEN: They sent me free parts to repair my leaky bathtub faucet. It only took two hours for this DIY-guy to totally destroy the fixture. The new faucet does look nice, though.
Just realized FAST wasn't part of the theme sequence. D'oh!
ReplyDeleteD-O at 6:43 AM yer making me hungry.
DeleteGood morning everyone.
ReplyDeletePuzzle was like music today; very keyed in. SHARP, FLAT, NATURAL. BZ to Joe.
Got it all; FIR.
MENSCHES - My German EAR wants to say MENSCHEN; either is correct. One of my favorite words in either language.
IRON - Before we had electricity, I remember my mother heating up the IRONS on the room stove, or the kitchen wood stove. She had a set of three that she would rotate through. As one cooled down she would return it to the stove top and exchange it for a heated one.
Happy Civics Day to Canadian Eh! in Ontario.
FIR today but not like DO with a perfect grid. Still I'm happy. So, thanks, Joe, for the puzzle today and Boomer for the review. I got the musical connection with the theme after the reveal, thanks to music lessons as a child. I don't think FAST LANE is one of the themers, though music can have notes played fast.
ReplyDeleteWOs were deep sea/END and Sherman/SEPTIC tank. Oh, and I had MARcia/MARSHA before perps came along. Like Jinx, I got BOLA right this time. One of our wedding presents was a TOLE painted tray so I knew that word.
FLN Thanks for the essay on spelling TTP. I enjoyed it and shared it with DH and a retired English teacher friend.
Enjoy your golfing today, Boomer! Thanks for the family picture. And good day to all, this August Monday.
Took me 4:50 to get this done, but still don't understand all of the notes. Oh well.
ReplyDeleteNow you feed us Eliot NESS.
ReplyDeleteWe had ESTOP recently. But PLAT? PLOT?
W/o was Jests/JAPES. AGRA negated jests.
Jinx, I still don't get the gimmick. Ah, D-O has explained it.
I meant to time this but I needed Down perps so it went slow but not difficult.
Thanks Boomer for your usual yeoman duty. When miniature golf arrived circa 1958 it was really popular . Not so much now I'm guessing but DD has a putting area
WC
Happy Monday all and welcome back Joe, don't call me SHOO ,my name is SHAY-VEE and this is my 7th LAT and first in over a year. I work out of Michigan hence the name.
ReplyDeleteJoe was ABLE to CAROM and ROCK, and then MOEN when he was with IRENE to start the day. A very good Monday puzzle.
I was surprised that Kevin Costner actually looked something like Eliot Ness.
Thanks Boomer and Joe.
Musings
ReplyDelete-That’s as fast as I can fill blanks and the theme was obvious to this quasi-musician
-You need to watch any Neil Simon play like The Goodbye Girl twice to catch all the lines
-I have always heard JAPES as a noun
-My first PC had a CRT monitor with big, fat pixels
-We decided to drive out to the state fair in Grand Island, NE and on the SPUR of the moment we decided to go another 400 miles to The Black Hills
-It’s amazing how many people want to air their family problems on Dr. Phil
-ACRE after ACRE of farm ground is getting PLATTED for building around here
-I didn’t watch a second of NBA this year but was pleased that the other Milwaukee team won the championship with a modest superstar and a fine supporting cast
-FORE! It’s a beautiful morning with temps in the 50’s but it is heartbreaking to see all the Canadian fire smoke in our sky.
A nice easy Monday to start off, and a cute theme which came NATURALly to me.
ReplyDeleteI learned JAPES and ESTOP from doing these puzzles.
DIRK and TOLE and PLAT were new to me but perps filled them in.
I never understood why it was RIME instead of RHYME, but the ancient mariner was my favorite poem when I read it as a kid in school. I still love rhyming poems. (Hmm...looked it up. RIME is the frost that forms on ships in fog or wind AND the archaic way of spelling rhyme. Now I know!)
Good Morning:
ReplyDeleteAfter filling in Flat and Sharp, I guessed the theme would be musical but the reveal was still a pleasant and spot on phrase. It was a typical easy, breezy Monday exercise with the only unknown being Dirk. No w/os and a low three letter word count led to a enjoyable and satisfying solve.
Thanks, Joe, for a smooth start to the week and thanks, Boomer, for the dose of humor and cheery expo. Thanks for sharing the photo. Hope you did well on the links!
FLN
CED, have a safe and enjoyable trip and, above all, behave yourself! 😈
Have a great day.
In a few minutes we drive 2 hours east on the Thruway with my 13 yo GD and family to visit my wife Marcia's (spelled correctly, Ms. Mason) younger sister in Roch-cha-cha NY. Unfortunately my 11 yo GS has had another flare up of ezcema (atopic dermatitis) and is undergoing total body med application each day prescribed by a new Ped. Dermatologist in Boston so staying home in Massachusetts. I hope this works. He can get really uncomfortable, poor guy
ReplyDeleteSo I raced thru the puzzle and paid the price. FIR but got fooled by CHOPS (had "preps"). Easy musical theme
MOEN: water, Moët: booze. Always thought PLAT was an accidental misspelling of "plot"
A puzzle from a few days ago stopped me from bolos for BOLAS. perpwaited for ELUDE not EVADE.
Crack an egg...UNYOKE
Every AM the ancient mariner was covered in...RIME
Sassy choir member...RIALTO
Boomer we had a neighborhoodt RIALTO theater..they gave away dishes to the ladies and girls in the 50's and 60's good stuff..for many it was the china that came put when the Pope showed up for dinner..
Marvellous Monday. Thanks for the fun, Joe and Boomer.
ReplyDeleteI’m back to the party after a busy weekend; it is Civic holiday here today (thanks for the greetings, Spitzboov).
I FIRed in good time, and saw the musical theme with the accidentals. Was TENOR an Easter egg to the music (maybe even ROCK)? We didn’t have a Rest, but we did have an E-STOP😮😁.
RIALTO, DIRK, and CLARINET (oh my, there’s another musical Easter egg!) took a few perps to be revealed .
IM, I thought you might not like those 12 three-letter fills that I counted. Ok on Monday.
I have pungent childhood memories of a SEPTIC tank and annual cleaning; I’m thankful for city sewer services.
I heard an announcer giving some history about EDO on an Olympic broadcast. I learned the name early in my CW career. (Speaking of the Olympics, Canadians are elated over that women’s soccer win this morning😁🎶🎈
You all know that I held my Canadian nose and entered FIBER!
Yes, we have some bad fires burning across Canada. We had an Air Advisory last week even here, miles (or should I say kilometres) away; rain and wind shifts have lifted it for now.
Wishing you all a great day.
Ray-o - LOL, I could add RI-ALTO to the TENOR music theme😁
ReplyDeleteCanada Eh is it spelled "Fibour" in Toronto?..😄
ReplyDeleteNOT texting and driving..the rule is thems that drive gets to choose the radio station.
ReplyDeleteDW is at the wheel..can I borrow some earplugs anyone?
After filling in 17 Across, I was looking for FLAT(T) and Scrugs. The musical theme was close enough. Nice start to the week. Thanks, Boomer.
ReplyDeleteRay-O, it's nice to see that I'm not the only one who has GD relatives. Oh, that's not what you meant?
ReplyDeleteJoe, if you're lurking out there, do you have relatives in Wisconsin. Judy Schewe (also pronounced Shay-Vee) was in my H.S. class.
CEh @ 9:21 ~ Twelve of those pesky words is a relatively low count, and with only four of them being abbreviations/initializations, they weren’t obtrusive. Happy Civics Day. 🇨🇦 and congratulations on the Women’s Soccer Gold! 🥇
ReplyDeleteRay @ 0907 - If you're driving East, I don't think you will be getting to Rochester anytime soon. Don't ape Doug. W.-W. Corrigan.
ReplyDeleteRayO, it could be worse. They(Betsy and Phil)Bluetooth negative politics through the radio. I said, how about Little GTO*
ReplyDeleteYes, one of us is geo-challenged. I did that drive dozens of times from 83-2003 on my way to Michigan via Canada
WC
*I meant to link this yesterday
Spitz...Du hast Recht!
ReplyDeleteTraveled East on the Thruway yesterday to pick up our GD. (that's "grand daughter")... Now going WEST,just passed Canandaigua so headed in the right direction..
whew.
Once in a snowstorm I left Little Falls Hospital, took the East not West Thruway exit and ended up in Canajoharie instead of Utica..could never leave LFH without some giggling tech reminding which exit to take
😒
Woohoo! I got this delightful Monday puzzle perfectly--many thanks, Joe. And, Boomer, I too loved your family picture.
ReplyDeleteFrom the opening ABLE to the final SPUR, everything just seemed to fall into place. I too had a question about JAPES, which was unfamiliar. Also didn't know DIRK, but the surrounding words just filled everything in. For some reason I thought HYDROX was a dishwasher or laundry detergent and kept wondering how OREO could possibly be correct--but it had to be. So, I guess HYROX is a cookie? Who knew? Anyway, lots of fun all around.
Have a great week coming up, everybody.
Was, the cicadas were awful in Olney.
ReplyDeleteSo ECHECKs include autopay direct-draft remissions? I have one - a diesel fuel discount program that debits my bank account the night following the purchase. Even that one makes me nervous, so I only use that account for the fuel program. It is an old credit union account that I haven't used much since moving from Atlanta 20 years ago. I can see doing that for insurance and mortgage payments, but not much else. I imagine that if you ever set that up for Sirius XM you would be a customer for life, like it or not.
Speaking of Sirius, my 2013 Honda came with a free month of service. I haven't paid them a nickel and still have service. Don't know if I have a defective radio, or if the radio just wasn't operating when they sent disconnect signals. I almost never use the car unless I'm RVing, so that may very well be the reason.
FLN and the NB4L
ReplyDeleteWent to two two parties over the weekend and couldn't make it to either Corner party. First was D.I.L.'s family reunion. As she is the youngest of twelve, there were LOTS and LOTS of people there. One of her brothers is both a brewer (see 46D today) of potent IPAs and a procurer of LOTS and LOTS of LARGE steamed crabs. Needless to say I stuffed myself with crabs, and by the time it was all over I felt like Bill Imperial.
On Sunday we attended the baptism of one of my B.I.L.'s nieces. He is from a family of 8. The ceremony was in an "Anglican Use" Catholic church, a rite that hasn't changed a LICK from the time of Henry VIII until the the time they rejoined Rome in the 2012. Their HIGH liturgies are accompanied by HIGH RENAISSANCE music (Byrd, Tallis, Palestrina, etc.) and literally transport you to HEAVEN. The after party for the service was much more subdued, and the entertainment consisted of LOTS and LOTS of funny stories about B.I.L.'s family. Oh yes and the chubby baby, Tica Lucia, was adorable!
However I did manage to EKE out and FIR both weekend puzzles (mainly so I could get bragging rights about the parties!):
I found Saturday very crunchy and I literally had to rassle it to the mat and pummel it into submission. Exhausting!
Sunday was much easier and I have just a few comments:
50A RUBE. Goldberg is my favorite cartoonist and the inspiration for a lot of toy designers. Does anyway remember "Mouse Trap", a game from the 60s? A real RUBE GOLDBERG.
5D MITOSIS. There is also a second cell-dividing process called MEIOSIS that takes place during sexual reproduction. But before the first division of the fertilized egg takes place, the parents' germ cells swap 32D ALLELES. The cells that result from MITOSIS have identical ALLELES. The cells that result from MEIOSIS have "genetic variations" from both parents. Thus children resemble their parents, but are different.
1D KGB, the old USSR espionage group, has been replaced by the GRU, the new Russian espionage group. As the head of state of Russia grew up in the KGB, he has pretty much the same objectives they did.
40D OPUSES. The Latin equivalent for this is of course "OPERA". You might guess that we'll be hearing ONE of these works this Thursday.
Cheers,
Bill
Jinx @11:49 AM Were you visiting Olney? They have a great regional theater there.
ReplyDeleteP.S. Thanks to Craig and Paul for the weekend puzzles and to HG and CC for the illuminating reviews.
ReplyDelete
ReplyDeleteThis was a nice way to start the week, this Monday grid filled fast.
Write-overs…EKED/EDGE. Should have waited.
Not much to add. Have a good one.
See you tomorrow.
Hydrox is the brand name for a cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookie which debuted in the United States in 1908. The similar Oreo cookie, introduced in 1912, is an imitation of the original Hydrox. Compared to Oreos, Hydrox cookies have a sweeter filling and a crunchier cookie shell that has been noted to become less soggy in milk.
ReplyDeleteSo, now you know - if you read my post
Thank you Joe for a nice, ANDANTE paced Monday puzzle. A NATURAL for music lovers everywhere. And thank you Boomer for the breezy review. Hope the heat has slacked off a bit. The oppressive weather here has finally lifted from the LAND OF PLEASANT LIVING (for a few days at least).
ReplyDelete5A Sounds like trouble BREWING in River City!
21A VELOCE, ma non TROPPO.
48A A CSO to Ray - O?
52A I fill with a pencil and don't know what I'd do without an ERASER.
59A I see Lemony has beat me to it. But for what it's worth: for people who lie awake at night wondering what's the difference between HYDROX and OREO cookies?. I wonder, do either come LEMON flavored?
66A There's still time to practice Boomer.
9D I too wanted MENSCHEN Spitz.
12D Or a BOOMERY blogger.
43A Or the M. in MTA
Cheers,
Bill
Was, I get to Olney frequently. Step son, DIL and granddog live there. My sister and BIL live in nearby Frederick.
ReplyDeleteThis was a fast, fun start to the week! Thank you, Joe S., for exercise! Thanks, Boomer, for your always entertaining write-up!
ReplyDeleteWOs eta/ARR, sea/END. Should have waited for perps.
Fav: 13D commonly replaced joint/KNEE. I've had my replacement for 10 years. Never regretted the procedure. Rehab wasn't fun but the result is a much better life.
I've had enough music experience to get the theme immediately, for a change.
4D Tolkien tree creatures ENTS exist!
The 5D 17 year CICADAs have been gone for a month. I can't say that I miss them.
Our weather has cooled off and the humidity is lower for a couple days. A nice reprieve from the hot/humid. I hope you enjoy your week! August already? Time flies!
I loved this theme. FLAT and SHARP suggested NARURAL. I liked the reveal, note worthy.
ReplyDeleteI always say MENSCHEN. Although MENCSHES is okay as slang, it grates on my ear. Hi, Spitz. MENCSCH usually refers to a male. I've almost never seen its used for a female.
Dr. Phil's show? So many sites call him smarmy, arrogant, condescending, sarcastic. I would add full of himself.
Harbour? Just the opposite for me. I hold my nose on seeing the extra U's.
Jape, a gimme, as a noun and as a verb
"But certainly the character he plays is full of japes and practical jokes, a kind of silent Larry David figure."
Salon Jul 16, 2012
"Consider the picture well and truly painted of a man who can’t quite reconcile his new clean godly lifestyle with his innate need to jape."
The Guardian Apr 4, 2019
My theme for Saturday's puzzle was OY VEY. 'Nuff said.
And those trains truly "rumbled" into the station. A rocket hurtling into the base sounded similar
ReplyDeleteI have an "innate need to jape." too. A friend had a near death experience, revived after heart stopped. Recovered and somebody f y said "It's so good to see you Ray". His response: "Better to be seen than viewed
WC
I still prefer Hydrox to Oreo.
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle. My wheelhouse apparently isn't extensive enough to consider RIALTO, TOLE, PLAT, and JAPES (as a verb) to be Monday-level words. I learned that the place where life is exciting but risky was not FISHBOWL, but FAST LANE. Hand up for waiting for perps to determine EVADE/ELUDE. Overall a satisfying solve even though I didn't get the musical notes theme; I kept looking for the type of notes you jot down.
ReplyDeleteThanks again, Boomer, for your entertaining and explanatory write-up.
HYDROX makes me think of some sort of Homerian monster.
How is your eye doing, Misty?
Good wishes to you all.
Jayce, thank you for asking about my eye. A bit red every morning, but once I start putting regular drops in during the day, it stays more normal and okay. So, so far, so good.
ReplyDeleteLemonade, thanks for explaining Hydrox to us--a new word and concept for me.
Hi All!
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe for the fun Monday diversion whilst waiting on / riding in the Lyft to take us about.
Thanks Boomer for the expo. Speaking of your Twins.... yesterday, we were at a vintage clothing shop on Haight St. and I spotted a '91 Homer Hanky - thought of you, I did.
WOs: N/A it was an ePuzzle.
ESPs: Many - so many clues I didn't even read until the expo.
Fav: I'll go with MENSCHES; fun word that I, today, learned how to spell :-)
D-O: LOL your MOEN faucet - those cartridges are a bugger.
Pat - LOL'd at the ENT pic. Thanks for that.
Misty - good news @10:41p re: eye.
FLN - Thanks TTP for the spelling article; we had a fun conversation about it over lunch (of course it wasn't news to PhD, English, DW... and I thought I had something novel :-))
FLN - See you on the flip-side, CED. You too, Ray-O-Sun.
Waseeley - loved Mouse Trap (the game); we had it in the late '70s.
In addition to the GRU (which I find funny considering GRU's also the main character in Despicable Me), there's the FSB among others.
Ray-O: You still on that drive? She still control the radio? Then I've got something for you... Joe Walsh [Life in the Fast Lane].
Well, close but no cigar. Today, Lucina and I were to meet IRL for a few minutes outside a restaurant on Fisherman's Wharf where she was going to dine with her friends (celebrating one's 83rd!). Alas, the restaurant was closed so Lucina's party changed venue.
Missed [her] by that much. Next time Lucina!
Cheers, -T
Dear -T:
ReplyDeleteYep, many restaurants close on Mondays (some on Tuesdays also). Right now a local bistro has me at 0 for 3 -- two Mondays closed, and then one 'open' day that they closed at 3 p.m. because it was "too hot" [by Oregon standards] as my son and I pulled up at 3:10....
Michael - I wasn't sure if it was just a Monday closure or a Covid-Causality...
ReplyDeleteMany shops in tourist areas were boarded-up / out of business; China Town & Fisherman's Wharf seemed hit especially hard.
Neighborhood-y / local joints seemed to have made it OK.
Cheers, -T